Pawn, jewelry, and gold for cash businesses are targets for thieves, police say

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Updated: 10:35 PM MST Dec 11, 2016

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PCRIME IN PAWN SHOPS AND GOLD
PEXCHANGE BUSINESSES.
JUSTIN: BUSINESSES LIKE THESE
PALLOW PEOPLE TO RAISE SOME CASH
PBY SELLING THEIR STUFF.
PBUT NOT EVERYONE HAS GOOD
PINTENTIONS.
P>> A LOT OF STOL MERCHANDISE
PEVENTUALLY IS PUSHED THROUGH
PSOME OF THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS.
PJUSTIN: PAWN SHOPS THROUGHOUT
PALBUQUERQUE HAVE TO FOLLOW
PCERTAIN RULES LIKE TAKING
PPICTURES OF THE ITEMS THAT COM
PIN, BECAUSE THEY CAN BE TARGETS
PFOR THIEVES TRYING TO GET MONEY
PFOR THINGS THEY STOLE.
PAPD SAYS THE RULES STILL AREN'T
PSTRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT THAT
PFROM HAPPENING.
PNOW POLICE ARE WORKING WITH CITY
PCOUNCIL TO CHANGE THAT.
P>> THE THING WE NEED TO DO IS
HAVE THE TWO-HOUR ORDINANCES TO
PENSURE WE MAKE STOLEN PROPERTY
PIS HARD TO MOVE AS POSSIBLE.
PJUSTIN: ONE WAY TO DO THAT SLOW
PDOWN THE PROCESS.
PWHEN YOU BRING AN ITEM TO THE
PPAWNSHOP, YOU WOULD NOT BE
PGETTING INSTANT CASH.
>> SAY AN IPAD, IMMEDIATELY
PCONVERT THAT TO $200.
PYOU WI HAVE A FIVE DAY WEIGHT
PWHICH WILL RESULT IN A CHECK
PBEING MAILED TO YOU.
PJUSTIN: LIEUTENANT SZYCH SAYS
PTHIEVES ARE LESS LIKELY TO SELL
PSTOLEN GOODS IF THEY HAVE TO
PWAIT FOR A CHECK.
PHE SAYS THE NEW ORDINANCE WOULD
PPERTAIN TO PAWN SHOPS AS WELL AS
PJEWELRY AND GOLD EXCHANGE
PSTORES.
P>> A LOT OF GOLD IS NO MARKED.
PIT DOESN'T HAVE A SERIAL NUMBER
POR IDENTIFICATION.
JUSTIN: APD HAS BEEN MEETING
PWITH THE COUNCIL TO FINALIZE THE

Police working strengthen rules on pawn shops to prevent crime

Pawn, jewelry, and gold for cash businesses are targets for thieves, police say